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23 Dec, 2019
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Here’s what inmates at Scotland’s prisons will be eating this Christmas and New Year
Prison bosses have revealed the menu that inmates in Scotland’s prisons can expect this festive season.
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Mother of boy killed in car accident weekend before Christmas tells parents to ‘hug your children’

The mother of a 13-year-old boy killed as he crossed the road the weekend before Christmas has urged all parents to "go home and hug your children".

Dead rats found in deep fat fryer at Scottish primary school

Dead rats were discovered in the deep fat fryer at a Scottish primary school.

How much retirement money could you release from your home?

The value of your home could be a huge benefit when it comes to planning for your retirement.

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A Christmas story where Nicola Sturgeon gets what she has always wanted – Brian Monteith

Brian Monteith imagines a Christmas call between the First Minister and Prime Minister, but is the ‘gift’ all that it seems?

Why a Boris Johnson ‘love bomb’ will not stop the march of Scots independence – Lesley Riddoch

Should Scots expect a Boris love bomb in 2020 - and if some communities receive wadges of cash “Direct from London with Love,” will that defuse the growing pressure for a second independence referendum?

Sport Update
Sam Cosgrove’s red card at Celtic should raise a red flag, says Aberdeen captain Joe Lewis

It would be stretching a point to 
suggest that Sam Cosgrove’s hotly debated red card was the decisive moment as Celtic extended their 
current relentless run of Premiership victories on Saturday.

Craig Halkett says Hearts must get to grips with relegation battle – and quickly

Hearts currently look like the team who turned up at a gunfight armed only with a water pistol.

Craig Halkett: We’re all fighting for our futures at Hearts

Hearts players are now playing for their futures, with manager Daniel Stendel seeking new recruits in the January transfer window.

And finally...
Scottish pub where Bram Stoker completed Dracula seeks official plaque

The pub where Bram Stoker is said to have completed his classic novel Dracula is seeking an Historic Environment Scotland plaque.

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